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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the more realistic explanation for her hire is:  the best talent goes where it will be treated best.  Given the poor recent treatment of Cahall and others, and consistent overall mis-management of the entire place, DCPS may not be the most attractive place to work these days.  Who the hell at mid-career goes out of their way to work at DCPS unless they're being hired for one of the top, ridiculous-salary jobs?  I'd much rather teach in MoCo or Fairfax, for example, where my work product will look good and I can rely on the system not to goof it all up.  So, you get what you get.  Unfinished phd from Cleveland State.  Good Luck, guys.[/quote]

You do have a great point.

But I can't help but think there were some more impressive candidates. Someone with a proven record of success in turning a school around. Someone with solid ideas about how to close the achievement gap or improve the graduation rate. Someone who understands the system. Someone from within? [/quote]

Yeah, but Cahall was already canned.  I doubt he submitted his name to be re-hired at the time he was applying for his (evenually) new MoCo job.[/quote]

Yeah, but Cahall was not the only game in town or the nation...or still within DCPS.  But you/the PP are correct. Seeing others treated poorly serves as a serious deterrent, especially when job security and supporting a family are important.[/quote]

There's also the part about having your potential future budget gutted the year before you would begin work, with maybe well over 30 kids per class, no money to hire additional staff to help manage issues related to overcrowding, etc...not a job somebody in demand would desire to take.[/quote]

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